CCAR HazmatU® Surface Transportation of Automotive Hazardous Materials
Hazmat Materials Training Fact Sheet Module 1 – Introduction Hazardous materials are substances and articles that pose an unreasonable risk to your health, safety, property, or the environment when offered into transportation.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) requires hazardous materials transportation training for all persons that perform one or more of the following functions: • • • • •
The consequences of non-compliance with the DOT's Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) include: • •
Civil and/or criminal penalties Imprisonment
The HMR outlines requirements for: • • • • • •
Loading, unloading, or handling hazardous materials; Manufacturing, testing, reconditioning, or repairing HM packaging; Preparing hazardous materials for transportation; Supervising or managing hazardous materials transportation safety; or Operating a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials
Receiving hazardous materials transportation training; Using authorized packaging for hazardous materials; Communicating risks through standardized marks and labels; Preparing shipping papers to accompany the shipment; Securing the hazardous materials to prevent a release; and Responding to an incident or accident involving hazardous materials
DOT requires hazardous materials transportation training for all persons that perform one or more of the following functions: • • • • •
Loading, unloading, or handling hazardous materials; Manufacturing, testing, reconditioning, or repairing HM packaging; Preparing hazardous materials for transportation; Supervising or managing hazardous materials transportation safety; or Operating a vehicle used to transport hazardous materials
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CCAR Hazma atU® Surface e Transporta ation of Auto omotive Haza ardous Mate erials
Ha azmat Materials Training Fact Sheet S Module 1 – Introductio I on
If you y perform m one or more m of th he functionss listed ab bove, you are a require ed to recceive initial training within w 90 days d of asssignment and recurrrent hazard dous ma aterials train ning at leasst once everry three years in the fo ollowing are eas: 1) Gen neral Saffety, 2) Ge eneral Awarreness, 3) Function-S Specific, an nd 4) Hazarrdous Mate erials Seccurity Awarreness.
The e U.S. DOT T's Pipeline e and Hazardous Mate erials Safetyy Administrration (PHM MSA) is the regula atory agenccy responssible for th he develop pment of the Hazard dous Ma aterials Reg gulations (H HMR).
HMSA's Haz zardous Ma aterials Reg gulations (H HMR) are published PH in Title T 49, Co ode of Fede eral Regulattions, subchapter C (4 49 CFR).
49 CFR subch hapter C iss divided intto several parts p which h contain bo oth generall and spe ecific requirements th hat apply to o shipmentts of hazarrdous mate erials within n the United States and its terrritories. • •
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Mo ode-specific c requireme ents are fou und in 49 CFR C parts 174 1 through h 177 inclusive. The ere are ma any special requireme ents in thesse parts, so o it is impo ortant to consult the e applicable e sections within w thesse parts wh hen a particcular mode e of transpo ort is selected. • • • •
Part 171 - General Requireme ents, Definittions, Incide ent Reportin ng Part 172 2 - HM Ta able, Haza ardous Sub bstance and Marine Pollutant Lists, L Hazard Communica C ation, Docu umentation, Emergency Respon nse Informa ation, Training,, Security Part 173 - Classifica ation, Packkaging Exce eptions, and d Authoriza ations
Part 174 - Rail Part 175 - Air Part 176 - Water Part 177 - Highway
nsive list, or o Hazardou us Materials Table (HMT), 49 CFR also includes a comprehen tha at lists thos se hazardous materia als which pose an unreasonable e risk to he ealth, saffety, properrty, or the environmentt.
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